Breonna Taylor: Louisville officer to be fired for deadly force use

A policeman involved in the killing of an African-American woman in the US state of Kentucky will be fired, Louisville city officials have said.

Breonna Taylor, 26, was shot when officers entered her flat on 13 March during a drugs investigation.

Mayor Greg Fischer said Brett Hankison, one of three officers involved, would lose his badge. The others have been placed on administrative leave.

Ms Taylor's name has become a rallying cry at global anti-racism protests.

Mayor Fischer did not provide more details regarding the decision to fire Mr Hankison.

"Unfortunately, due to a provision in state law that I very much would like to see changed, both the Chief and I are precluded from talking about what brought us to this moment, or even the timing of this decision," he said.




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